Saturday, June 1, 2019

7 Daily Chinese Idioms成语(chéng yǔ) [4] | Interesting and Common Chinese Idioms |中文趣味成语 [flashcards]











7 Daily Chinese Idioms [4] | Interesting and Common Chinese Idioms |中文趣味成语 [flashcards]

1.
掌上明珠 zhǎng  shàng  míng  zhū
palm on bright pearl
[daughter]
她是我的掌上明珠
她是我的掌上明珠
  shì    de  zhǎng  shàng  míng  zhū 
She is my daughter.

2.
没大没小méi    méi  xiǎo 
no big no small
[show no respect for one's elders]
这孩子真是没大没小
這孩子真是沒大沒小
zhè  hái  zi  zhēn  shi  méi    méi  xiǎo
This kid showed no respect for his elders.

3.
人山人海rén  shān  rén  hǎi 
people mountain people sea
[vastly crowded; full of people]
演唱会上人山人海
演唱會上人山人海
yǎn  chàng  huì  shàng  rén  shān  rén  hǎi
People are vastly crowded at the concert.

4.
脚踏实地jiǎo    shí 
foot step solid ground
[honest and hard-working; down-to-earth]
(especially used for a reliable man)
理查是个脚踏实地的男人
理查是個腳踏實地的男人
  chá  shì  ge  jiǎo    shí    de  nán  rén 
Richard is a down-to-earth man

5.
一心二用    xīn  èr  yòng
one heart two use
multitask; multitasking
[often used for negative situations]                
他无法一心二用
他無法一心二用
        xīn  èr  yòng 
He can’t multitask.

6.
暴跳如雷bào  tiào    léi
violent jump like thunder
[be very angry; be furious; hit the ceiling]
听到这个坏消息,她暴跳如雷
聽到這個壞消息, 她暴跳如雷
tīng  dào  zhè  ge  huài  xiāo  xi      bào  tiào    léi
On hearing this bad news, she was furious.

7.
费力气bái  fèi    qi
white/vainly waste strength  air
to do sth. in vain; waste you time in doing sth.
做那件事只是白费力气
做那件事只是白費力氣
zuò    jiàn  shì  zhǐ  shì  bái  fèi    qi
It is only a waste of time to do that.
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